- The bee hummingbird,
zunzuncito or
Helena hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae) is a
species of hummingbird,
native to the
island of Cuba in the Caribbean....
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Mellisuga is a
genus of
hummingbirds in the
family Trochilidae. They are
notable for
being the
first and
second smallest bird
species in the world. The...
- The
vervain hummingbird (
Mellisuga minima) is a
species of
hummingbird in
tribe Mellisugini of
subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found...
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according to
maximum height.
Birds range from a tiny bee
hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae),
which is only 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in), to the
giant African ostrich...
- the background. Bee
hummingbird was
described in his book
first time,
Mellisuga helenae Gundlach Lembeye discovered Cuban solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth)...
- as a
juvenile individual.
Among living dinosaurs, the bee
hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae) is
smallest at 1.9 g (0.067 oz) and 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. The...
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original on
November 11, 2007.
Retrieved December 8, 2013.
Adrienne Glick. "
Mellisuga helenae bee hummingbird".
Animal Diversity Web.
University of Michigan...
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Catherine A. Forster. Norell,
Gaffney &
Dingus 2000 "Bee
Hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae)". Birds.com.
Paley Media.
Archived from the
original on April...
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mainly due to the cold
climate which inhibits growth.
Vervain hummingbird (
Mellisuga minima),
Strawberry Hill,
Jamaica Male
Jamaican spindalis (Spindalis nigricephala)...
- (1 ft) in length. When
modern birds are included, the bee
hummingbird (
Mellisuga helenae) is
smallest at 1.9 g and 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long.
Recent theories...
